jiān

between; among; within a definite time or space

Character data

Radical ⾨ (169.4)
Strokes 12
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

間 jiān
  1. 1. between
  2. 2. among
  3. 3. within a definite time or space
  4. 4. room
  5. 5. classifier for rooms
  6. 6. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
間 jiàn
  1. 1. gap
  2. 2. to separate
  3. 3. to sow discontent
  4. 4. to thin out (seedlings)

Stroke order

間 stroke order diagram

Words containing 間

Word Meaning
(lit. and fig.) overnight
for a moment; momentarily
split second
a fine line; a hair's breadth apart; a fine distinction
in a flash
3D; three-dimensional space
rush hour
potential to rise; upside
time of going to work; the morning rush hour
inadvertently; without paying attention; without noticing
fig. placing oneself above the common populace
world; earth
middle; between; mid
intermediary; mediator
middleware
middle name; second given name
middleman; broker
mesosphere
moderate faction; middle ground; party of compromise
interneuron
intermediate filament
middle road (in politics)
between; among; inter-
the secular world
the human world; the earth
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